1,708 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Merck in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 720 increasing their positions, 656 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,708
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-0.7%
% of All Funds
45.56%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.41%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
91
Increased
720
Reduced
656
Closed
82
Calls
$1.09B
Puts
$866M
Net Calls
+$221M
Net Calls Change
+$692M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
PIM
401
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
$14.7M -$5.59M -101,954 -28%
DC
402
Deere & Company
Illinois
$14.7M +$164K +2,983 +1%
PR
403
Payden & Rygel
California
$14.7M +$4.76M +86,775 +48%
WPC
404
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$14.6M +$260K +4,735 +2%
Creative Planning
405
Creative Planning
Kansas
$14.5M +$1.19M +21,670 +9%
Daiwa Securities Group
406
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$14.4M +$4.09M +74,513 +40%
CFB
407
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$14.4M +$250K +4,553 +2%
CBOA
408
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$14.4M -$51.7K -943 -0.4%
EAM
409
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
$14.4M +$4.02M +73,360 +39%
EB
410
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$14.3M -$610K -11,118 -4%
FWIA
411
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$14.2M +$72.8K +1,327 +0.5%
ACM
412
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$13.8M +$73.2K +1,335 +0.5%
HIMC
413
Heritage Investors Management Corp
Maryland
$13.8M +$28.2K +515 +0.2%
DCM
414
Decatur Capital Management
Georgia
$13.7M -$3.63M -66,234 -21%
SDIC
415
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$13.6M -$592K -10,795 -4%
CCMD
416
Cypress Capital Management (Delaware)
Delaware
$13.5M -$282K -5,135 -2%
BAMF
417
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab
Denmark
$13.5M -$322K -5,868 -2%
AIP
418
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$13.5M -$876K -15,968 -6%
ABC
419
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$13.4M +$2.91M +53,118 +28%
SAMNY
420
Samsung Asset Management (New York)
New York
$13.3M +$254K +4,632 +2%
EWM
421
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$13.2M -$627K -11,369 -5%
FBNAT
422
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$13.1M +$68.7K +1,253 +0.5%
AIM
423
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$13.1M -$9.93M -181,011 -43%
HCM
424
Hutchinson Capital Management
California
$13.1M -$69.3K -1,263 -0.5%
GL
425
GLG LLC
New York
$13.1M +$107K +1,949 +0.8%